MARCHERS TO EXPRESS VALLEYWIDE UNITY IN SPIRIT OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.Byline: John Sanders John Sanders is the name of
PALMDALE - Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley residents will shut down Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling on Saturday for a March for Peace and Unity. Community leaders say the march, plus other weekend events scheduled around the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., are examples of efforts aimed at dispelling the reputation the valley gained in the 1990s as a hate crime hotbed hotbed, low, glass-covered frame structure for starting tender plants. It differs from a cold frame only in that the soil is heated—either artificially as by underground electric wiring or steampipes, or naturally with partially fermented stable manure, which . ``I think if someone would have said that we were going to do this five years ago, people would have laughed,'' said Darren Parker, president of the Antelope Valley Human Relations human relations npl → relaciones fpl humanas Hate Crime Task Force. ``Even though we have some things happening in the community right now, the community has come together as one.'' The festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. will kick off Friday at Lancaster High School Lancaster High School may refer to:
For example, symposium organizers said, they might discuss what law enforcement officers can do, what teachers and parents can do, and what schools can do. The goal of the symposium is to reduce crime and violence in schools and communities. On Saturday, elected officials, law enforcement officers, school officials, teachers, students and residents from around the valley will come together at the corner of Avenue M and Sierra Highway for the Walk For Peace and Unity between Palmdale and Lancaster. The Palmdale residents will meet at 10 a.m. on the corner of Avenue N and Sierra Highway while the Lancaster residents will meet at the same time on the corner of Avenue L and Sierra Highway and march until they meet up. Sierra Highway will be closed that day so participants can march in the middle of the street. ``I've been in the valley for 35 years and we've done a lot of things during the Martin Luther King Day, but this is the first time that the whole valley will come together to get in the middle of the busiest street and come together symbolically,'' said Henry Hearns, who is the vice mayor of Lancaster and one of the organizers of the event. At 4 p.m. Sunday, the city of Lancaster The City of Lancaster (2002 population: 133,914) is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. Its main town is Lancaster, from which it obtained its city status. Other towns in the district include Morecambe, Heysham, Slyne, and Carnforth. will have its 11th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. . The event is free to the public. ``We have a couple of events where the whole Antelope Valley can come together,'' said Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford. ``I think that's important because we are one community in a lot of different respects.'' For more information on any of the upcoming events, contact Cythia Alexander at (661) 940-4001 or (661) 943-1295, or Latonya Bolden at (661) 951-1540. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Lancaster Vice Mayor Henry Hearns, left, and Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford shake hands Monday at Mesa Intermediate School in Palmdale. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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